2011/12 UEFA Europa League

[GoN_]

Some pretty aggressive play, moaning all the time, etc.

Deserved win for Sporting. City gave them 135 to play. And congratulations to Sa Pinto who as a rookie coach took a destroyed team mid-season and got some pretty interesting results so far.

[Liam]

Was I missing the channel this was on?

[Dan]

On my shit stream it looked like Harts header was in!

[Colossus]

It was a great save by Patricio on that last play. It would have been the most epic goal ever

[GoN_]

It was a great save by Patricio on that last play. It would have been the most epic goal ever

This one wins.

Edited March 15, 2012 by GoN_

[Gazz]

What part of a goalkeeper scoring a last minute winner makes you think 'I know what this clip needs, 'Hey there Deliah'!'

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

There is no better goalkeeper goal than Jimmy Glass. He was on loan at Carlisle and scored in the last minute to save them from relegation into the Conference.

[brenchill]

I forgot Bilbao were the Spanish side who only play Spanish players (or residents of the region).

That's just cheating.

[The Lusophone]

I think Real Sociodad (Socia? Socie?) used to also, but dropped in like the 70s...

[Summers]

I hjate City. Openly. But I willed for that Hart header to go in. Would have been fantastic.

[Lineker]

Athletic Bilbao's reward for defeating Manchester United is a tie against Schalke in the two-legged Europa League quarter-finals.

Sporting Lisbon, who knocked out Manchester City to reach the final eight, will play Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv.

The winners of those games will meet each other in the semi-finals.

In the other quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid play Hannover while AZ Alkmaar take on Valencia.

First legs are to be played on 29 March, while second legs take place on 5 April.

Europa League quarter-final draw in full:

AZ v Valencia

Schalke v Athletic Bilbao

Sporting Lisbon v Metalist

Atletico Madrid v Hannover[/code]

[EddieG]

With his hattrick last night, Klaas Jan Huntelaar has become the leading goalscorer in one season for Schalke, the record was 34, and one goal would've been enough, but he's now on 37 with a few games left.

[Gazz]

He's Klaas

[Lineker]

Bilbao were fucking clinical tonight. 4-2 away win!!

QF results: Atletico Madrid 2-1 Hannover, Schalke 2-4 Athletic Bilbao, Sporting 2-1 Metalist, AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Valencia

[IAceI]

Raul may still be something special but Athletic have Llorente AND Munian

[Summers]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/brett-holman-az-alkmaar-v-valencia/

Holman scored a beaut. Shame, as I want Los Ches to win the whole thing.

[IAceI]

Tekkers.

[Adam]

Incredible, Schalke must be sat wondering what happened. Bilbao were second best throughout and could've been dead and buried but as soon as Llorente headed in the 2nd they came alive and were just ruthless. Even in that last twenty minutes both Raul and Huntelaar had terrific chances to score for Schalke but I don't think they're even gonna want to go to Spain for the second leg now.

[Lineker]

Highlights

[Lineker]

Porto have been fined 20,000 Euros by UEFA after their fans aimed racist abuse at Manchester City players during a Europa League match in February. UEFA says its disciplinary body found Porto guilty of "racist conduct of their supporters."